Chapter 251: Taking Action
Chapter 251: Taking Action
As war spread, resources on Emperor Star became tightly controlled. Anxiety etched every face.
Frontline.
After six months of stalemate, the Interstellar Executor outmaneuvered invading Dragon Star pirates. But when launching their counterattack, the Dragon King appeared. This Stellar Level being single-handedly reversed the battle, obliterating Emperor Star Region’s warships. Even a Planetary Level prince fell in combat.
Total collapse followed.
Lacking elite fighters, Emperor Star Region lost all southwestern planets. Defenses retreated to the third layer.
The Interstellar Executor barely held the line using warships and the Star King’s old battle armor. Stalemate returned, but Emperor Star had no cards left. Daily warship losses mounted under relentless attacks. Survival seemed uncertain.
Dragon Star Region shed pretense after the Dragon King’s strike. Full armies now marched to war.
Three months until final confrontation.
All knew Emperor Star would fall.
Defectors multiplied. Some urged detonating star cores to destroy Dragon Star’s forces. Others pushed surrender or futile peace talks. Chaos brewed.
Near the battlefront.
Ye Chen sat motionless on a meteoroid.
He’d arrived six months earlier, watching the Dragon King shift battles. To him now, that Stellar Level threat meant nothing—crushable like a bug. Galactic Level power dwarfed lower tiers. Only curiosity about this world’s combat kept him from ending the war.
Different worlds, different fighting styles. Isolation had limits—he needed battlefield insights to avoid future traps.
Emperor Star’s defeat? Irrelevant.
“Enough observation.”
Planetary and Stellar Level tactics were clear. Higher tiers like Galactic or Realm Master Level remained unseen, but their foundations mirrored lower ranks—like how Fighting Emperor built upon Fighting King in his world.
Ye Chen swirled his left index finger through empty air.
Small circles widened. Spiral ripples danced at his fingertip.
Battlefield command center.
Interstellar Executor Luo Ao slumped in his chair, cigarette ash staining cracked battle armor.
Emperor Star’s strongest warrior—Planetary Level peak, nearing Stellar breakthrough—had no time for growth. War permitted no pauses.
“Commander! Dragon Star’s madmen approach!” A young officer saluted.
Luo Ao crushed his cigarette. Eyes shut.
Exhaustion weighed heavier than armor.
The old prince’s death left Luo Ao as Emperor Star’s pillar. He’d once schemed against the noble, but not like this. Leadership meant carrying millions’ hopes—a crushing burden.
“It’s the one-eyed captain again.”
The Dragon Captain. Planetary Level menace.
Six enemies of this level existed in the Dragon Star Region. The Emperor Star Region only had three, including the Interstellar Executor. One old prince had died in battle recently. They were barely holding the line only because the Dragon Star Region wanted to avoid losses, buying time with soldiers’ lives.
“I’ll hold him off. Send the third battalion against the remaining fleet.”
Luo Ao stood up and switched to fresh battle armor.
“Brother Luo!”
The young officer shouted impulsively. This youth had been personally promoted by Luo Ao and served as his right-hand man.
“What?”
Luo Ao stopped.
“Let’s surrender. We can’t win. The men are exhausted… they have families…” The young officer dropped to his knees, refusing to meet Luo Ao’s eyes.
“Did the old men put you up to this?”
Luo Ao showed no surprise.
“My own choice!”
The young officer forced himself to look up. “I don’t want to die. Neither do my comrades. When disaster comes…”
“Leave. I’ll pretend this never happened.”
Luo Ao’s voice softened. He’d executed traitors before, but now… How much longer could they hold?
He pushed the thought away and flew out as usual.
Space Battlefield
Enemy forces battered the fortress.
The One-Eyed Captain intercepted Luo Ao immediately.
“Still stubborn as ever, Luo Ao?”
The pirate leader grinned. He remembered being crushed by that damned Star King years ago. Now revenge tasted sweet.
Luo Ao attacked harder without speaking.
“Let’s see your limits!”
The One-Eyed Captain maxed his armor’s firepower. Planetary Level energy surged, creating a crushing magnetic field that locked out weaker combatants.
Violent power condensed into his armored fist.
Luo Ao summoned his remaining strength – diminished after days of fighting.
“Die!”
The pirate unleashed his strike.
Space rippled.
A Vortex bloomed where their fists met. The Planetary Level attack shattered like glass, producing only a muffled pop.
The Vortex expanded instantly. Lasers warped. Magnetic fields stretched into glowing rings.
“What in—”
The Vortex caught the One-Eyed Captain mid-sentence.
_Zzt!_
The space pirate crumpled like trash, crushed instantly.
Galactic Level power.
The might of cosmic rotation itself.